9M2PJU APRS Bot

📡 9M2PJU APRS Bot Comprehensive User Guide

Welcome to the 9M2PJU APRS Bot Comprehensive User Guide! This guide details all the features and commands available for the 9M2PJU APRS Bot, helping you make the most of this powerful tool.

📡 Callsigns

  • 9M2PJU-4

🔧 Key Features

  • Weather Reports: Access forecasts for your location or other APRS stations.
  • Repeater Information: Find the nearest repeaters along with their details.
  • Position Data: Determine the locations of APRS stations or your current position.
  • CWOP Data: Retrieve weather information from Citizen Weather Observer Program stations.
  • Sun and Moon Timings: Get sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times for your location.
  • Satellite Information: Discover upcoming satellite passes and their frequencies.
  • Radiosonde Landing Predictions: Predict landing sites for weather balloons.
  • OpenStreetMap Category Search: Find specific location types, such as cafes and hospitals.
  • DAPNET Messaging: Send messages to DAPNET users.
  • Email Position Sharing: Easily share your current location via email.

🚀 How to Use the Bot

To utilize the 9M2PJU APRS Bot, you can use an APRS transceiver capable of sending messages to the nearest iGate, which facilitates data transmission between your device and the APRS Internet service. Alternatively, several APRS client applications are available on Android and iOS, including aprsdroid, HT, uiview, and aprs.fi for iOS.

🌦️ Weather Reports

Retrieve weather forecasts for different locations:

  • For your current location: today
  • For another APRS station: 9m2pju-10 monday
  • For a specific ZIP code: 50634

📡 Repeater Information

Find nearby repeaters (Europe only):

  • Nearest repeater with C4FM mode: repeater c4fm
  • Nearest repeater on the 70cm band: repeater 70cm

🗺️ Position Data

Get the position of your station or another station:

  • Your current position: whereami
  • Another station’s position: whereis 9m2pju-8

🌤️ CWOP Data

Access weather data from CWOP stations:

  • CWOP report for your location: cwop
  • For a specific CWOP station: cwop 9m2pju-4

🌞 Sun and Moon Timings

Get sun and moon timings:

  • Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times: riseset

🛰️ Satellite Pass Data

Find out when a satellite will pass over your location:

  • Next ISS pass: satpass iss
  • Satellite frequency for the ISS: satfreq iss

🎈 Radiosonde Landing Predictions

Predict where a weather balloon will land:

  • Predict landing location for a radiosonde: sonde <sonde callsign>

Search for specific types of locations using OpenStreetMap (OSM) categories:

  • Search for a specific category near your location: bank

Available OSM Categories:

  • Food and Drink: cafe, restaurant, fast_food, pub
  • Health: hospital, pharmacy, doctor, dentist
  • Transportation: bus_stop, taxi, fuel, parking
  • Finance: atm, bank
  • Emergency: police, fire_station
  • Education: school, university
  • Shopping: supermarket, mall, convenience
  • Others: park, library, post_office, hotel

📧 Send Position to Email

Share your current position via email:

💬 DAPNET Messaging

Send a message to a DAPNET user:

  • Format: dapnet <user> <text>

🗝️ Command Reference

Here’s a list of commands you can use with the bot to access different features:

  • Weather Information: weather, forecast, temp, humidity, today, mon to sun
  • Position and Tracking: whereis, whereami, location, track
  • Repeater and Radio Data: repeater, band, mode
  • Satellite Information: satpass, satfreq
  • Sun and Moon Timings: riseset, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset
  • CWOP Data: cwop, temp, wind, humidity
  • Radiosonde Predictions: sonde, landing, predict
  • OpenStreetMap Category Search: bank, police, hospital, fire_station, atm, etc.
  • Send Position to Email: posmsg
  • DAPNET Messaging: dapnet

📚 Conclusion

The 9M2PJU APRS Bot offers a wide range of features for ham radio enthusiasts, weather hobbyists, and more. Use this guide to explore the bot’s capabilities and enhance your APRS operating experience.

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